TLC Shame

I'm not really one to watch reality TV. I've never seen an episode of the Bachelor, The Amazing Race, Big Brother, The Biggest Loser, and I've never watched an entire episode of Dancing with the Stars. I do watch cooking shows and DIY shows so I'm not sure if they count as reality TV. However, I have been watching TLC's What Not To Wear for many years and I think it is considered a reality show.

The format of the show has changed the past two years. It seems the goal is to make the make-over subject cry as much as possible. I liked the show better when they just cut them down with snarky comments about their lack of style. WNTW segued into watching 19 Kids and Counting. I was pretty addicted to this show for a while; even DVR-ing new episodes.

I quit cold turkey last year and I haven't seen any of the new season. I consider it proof of my will power but then I moved on to Sister Wives, Hoarding: Buried Alive, and Toddlers and Tiaras.

I've only seen a handful of Hoarding and Toddlers because I can't stomach more than that but I think I've seen every episode of Sister Wives. The worst part about watching these vacuous programs is the bad dreams I have afterwards. They're very creepy, just like the shows which make me feel bad about the human race. Next up is Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (airing this Wednesday night).

All the shows are like train wrecks, I can't look away even though I know it's wrong to linger. Now that I've confessed my reality TV shame it is obvious that I do actually watch reality TV, the really trashy kind.